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National Review contributor Mike Fredenburg joins Bob as his radio program begins its 15th year!

The primary topic is President Trump’s airstrike that took out Iranian general and terrorist mastermind, Qassem Soleimani.

 

Key points in the discussion:

-Did the president have a legal and constitutional right to order this action?

-Did this action make us safer or place us in greater danger?

-Is President Trump trying to lead us into war or is he taking actions which will prevent war?

-Was Iran previously emboldened by the Obama administration?

-Do Jihadists respect strength and resistance?

-The complex religious/political situation in both Iran and Iraq

NOTE FROM BOB SIEGEL: My comment about the constitution NOT stating that ONLY CONGRESS can declare war had to do with the same constitution also granting discretion to the president  as commander-in-chief during times of emergency, a right bestowed upon one branch in tension with the rights of another branch, thus a measure of ambiguity.  Men such as Alexander Hamilton argued that the U.S., when attacked, is already in a state of war, and over the years, courts and politicians have sought to expound upon this issue better.

My comment could have been better stated and better clarified. I was (while thinking out loud) trying to recall a law that was passed later which did spell out the separation of powers more concretely. This law is: PUBLIC LAW 93-148-NOV. 7, 1973.

 

 

Other Topics:

Current Events:

-Nancy Pelosi’s strategy on refusing to deliver impeachment documents to the senate

-A law in New York which allows criminals to be released without bail

-President Trump is criticized for eating ice cream while hearing that the air strike was going on.

 

Theology:

-Processing the Trinity with math

 

Pop Culture:

-Bob explains why 2020 is not really the beginning of a new decade

 

As advertised on The Bob Siegel Show:

 

The Dangerous Christmas Ornament

 

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